September 9th, 2004

'ship also ship - One of the weirdest points of fandom. The term "ship" originated in X-files fandom, where it was used to describe fanfic about a romantic relationship between Mulder and Scully. Soon, people who supported this "ship" were calling themselves "shippers." These terms found their way to Harry Potter fandom, so someone who thought Ron & Hermione were meant for each other would call themselves a "R/H shipper." But it didn't stop there - people began forming clubs, using a metaphor of ships moving on the sea. Each has gained a strange and wonderful name, so the Ginny/Tom is called "The HMS Gin n' Tonic" and the Harry/Hermione club is called "The HMS Pumpkin Pie."